debutants Kristiana Manua and Stephanie Woo

The Cairns Taipans have ended the Breakers three-match NBL winning streak with a gritty 86-79 win in Auckland.The visitors timed their run perfectly, trailing until the last quarter before powering away 27-17 for just their second victory this season on the road.The win was set up by an uncompromising, well-organised defensive effort, and finished in style by skipper Cameron Gliddon with a game-high 25 points, with Mark Worthington (17) and Fuquan Edwin (14) providing the back-up.Gliddon was lethal from long range, sinking five from six three-pointers, while also shooting four from five from the field.Tom Abercrombie led the Breakers scoring with 18, closely followed by Corey Webster (17) and Kirk Penney (16) while Mika Vukona dominated the boards with 10 rebounds.The Taipans were deadly accurate from the free-throw line, converting 15 from 18.They opened the first quarter with an 8-0 streak, before the Breakers started to fire, sparked by back-to-back Abercrombie efforts, to lead 22-17 going into the first break.The Taipans proved dogged in defence and efficient on transition as the second quarter progressed, the Breakers struggling to find their usual precision in attack.Cairns took the spell 22-18 to narrow the Breakers lead to 40-39 at halftime but, although they controlled the tempo through the third stanza, the Kiwis edged fractionally ahead to lead 62-59 at the three-quarter mark.Cairns opened the final quarter with a whirlwind Nate Jawai dunk, then hit the front courtesy of a Gliddon three-point jump shot.Rob Loe answered from long range for the Breakers, but Mitch McCarron and Gliddon again hit from beyond the paint before Abercrombies three-pointer tied the scores at 70-70 with less than six minutes remaining.But that was the closest they could get, Gliddon proving unstoppable from long range, and Jawai and Worthington combining well in close as Cairns maintained control to the final whistle. New Orleans Saints Store . The native of Mont-Tremblant, Que., captured a World Cup downhill event Saturday, his second this year and fifth career victory on the circuit. Wholesale Saints Jerseys . He says so-called TRT is only one problem and he wants to go even further than the ban. "Its about time," St-Pierre told reporters at a promotional event in Montreal on Friday. "I think its a good thing. https://www.saintsjerseyssale.com/ . -- Playing time has been limited for Maxim Tissot this season, so the Montreal Impact defender made the most of his first scoring opportunity on Saturday. New Orleans Saints Pro Shop . In taking its goal tally to 99 in all competitions already this season, City delivered another demonstration of its lethal firepower at Etihad Stadium to set up a fourth-round match at home to another second-tier team -- Watford. Saints Jerseys 2020 . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. New Diamonds skipper Clare McMeniman says her sides strength in depth bodes well for tougher Quad Series challenges ahead.The world champions breezed past South Africa 68-43 in their international netball season opener in Auckland on Saturday, dominating in all thirds of the court.Lisa Alexanders outfit used all 12 players over the four quarters, including debutants Kristiana Manua and Stephanie Wood and young midcourter Liz Watson.McMeniman, who led the side in the absence of captain Laura Geitz, was encouraged to see so many Australians producing the goods.The ability to have people like Kristiana and Stephanie debut, and also the flexibility and depth we have to pllay all 12 players, is exciting, McMeniman said.ddddddddddddThere were new combinations out on court and well probably see that, not just from our team, but all the teams across this series.Manua, who went on in the fourth quarter as goal keeper, said she was grateful to wear the green and gold for the first time.It was building up to that moment and to get that call, to get on the court, was really exciting, the 20-year-old said.It was amazing and such a good feeling.The Diamonds will now travel to Adelaide to take on England on Wednesday. ' ' '